| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [noun] were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 356 |
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| 2 | [noun pl] were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 244 |
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| 3 | [pron] were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 243 |
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| 4 | [pers pn] were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 177 |
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| 5 | they were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 102 |
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| 6 | they were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 99 |
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| 7 | [noun sg] were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 58 |
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| 8 | [Wh pn] were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 48 |
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| 9 | who were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 47 |
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| 10 | who were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 47 |
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| 11 | we were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 40 |
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| 12 | [noun prp] were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 38 |
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| 13 | we were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 37 |
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| 14 | [conj] were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 36 |
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| 15 | [adj] were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 35 |
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| 16 | [coord] were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 26 |
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| 17 | and were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 24 |
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| 18 | and were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 24 |
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| 19 | you were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 23 |
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| 20 | you were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 23 |
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| 21 | [n mass] were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 16 |
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| 22 | which were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 16 |
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| 23 | which were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 16 |
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| 24 | [Wh det] were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 16 |
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| 25 | [num] were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 12 |
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| 26 | [det] were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 12 |
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| 27 | [adj] were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 11 |
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| 28 | people were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 10 |
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| 29 | people were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 10 |
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| 30 | that were [adj] [prep] [verb] | 10 |
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